- #Ubuntu vmware image net install how to#
- #Ubuntu vmware image net install install#
- #Ubuntu vmware image net install upgrade#
- #Ubuntu vmware image net install full#
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Open the Terminal in the folder you have extracted. Then, paste the files that you copied into the folder.
#Ubuntu vmware image net install install#
To resolve this issue, turn off the virtual machine and then insert the CD/DVD device.Īfter restarting the Ubuntu virtual machine, click Update VM Tools or Install VM Tools from the VM menu.īefore installing it, you will see a warning as in the image below.Īfter clicking VM / Install VM Tools, the VM Tools ISO image will be mounted to the CD/DVD device automatically.Ĭopy all the files you extracted to the folder.Ĭreate a new folder on the Ubuntu desktop. If a CD/DVD device is not installed on the Ubuntu virtual machine, you will get an error as in the image below. Click the Update Tools to start the installation. If you do, please let me know how it goes.After running Ubuntu on Workstation/Player, you’ll see a message at the bottom of VM Tools.
#Ubuntu vmware image net install license#
#Ubuntu vmware image net install full#
Configure VMware Player to start in Full Screen mode adding the following to the preference.ini settings file: = “TRUE”.Create a virtual machine and install the desired Linux distribution (when asked to download VMware Tools for the guest, say No).Install VMware Tool and View Agent as usual.Install Windows OS as usual (better if you strip it down).If your organization already have Windows XP licenses you should be able to strip it down to it’s bare bones removing all unnecessary components ( nLite is still a good option for that end) and making sure that virtual desktops are powering On the VMware Player Linux desktop in full screen mode after boot or logon.Īnother good user case could be related to developers or engineers that need access to a full blown Linux desktop that must live in a secured or in-confidence zone of the network.
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#Ubuntu vmware image net install upgrade#
However, this solution can also be used to avoid the upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 or 8, while moving end-users to Linux based guest OS. The architecture I used is rather simple and stack as the picture below:įor organizations that have the need to provide remote access to Linux desktops running graphic intensive applications this solutions may represent a good workaround to the lack of Linux and PCoIP support. In those frames VMware View was executing the seamless Single-Sign On into the Windows desktop that already had Ubuntu running on VMware PLayer in Full Screen mode. Truth Number 5 – Yes, a 3 second frame has been cut from the video. Truth Number 4 – Yes, VMware Player is running inside the Windows virtual desktop to present Ubuntu to the end-users. A Windows image is running as the base operating system.
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Truth Number 3 – No, Ubuntu Linux is not running natively in the virtual desktop. Truth Number 2 – Yes, Ubuntu Linux is being brokered by VMware View, therefore providing users the ability to use VMware View client on computers, tablets and Zero Clients to connect to their virtual desktops. Truth Number 1 – Yes, Ubuntu Linux is being displayed using PCoIP display protocol and users are getting all the PCoIP benefits, including the desktop-like and the lossless experience. So, I decide to enumerate the truths about what you are seeing in this video.
#Ubuntu vmware image net install how to#
How to present remote Linux desktops to my end-users with VMware View today? Some of you may find this solution not appropriate for production deployments however for some others it may represent a solution for a real business problem. The video I published was in part a response to a question that a VMware colleague posed to me last week. Most of us know that to this date (May, 2012) VMware View does not support Linux desktops, nor PCoIP display protocol being used with Linux desktops.